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#### Output to a DMIS File

Output Configuration dialog box - DMIS tab

In the Output Configuration dialog box (File | Printing | Report Window Print Setup), on the DMIS tab, if you mark DMIS output check box and execute the measurement routine, PC-DMIS saves the inspection report's information as a DMIS output file with the same base file name as your measurement routine, with a .dmo file extension. PC-DMIS saves the file in the same directory where your measurement routine resides.

The Overwrite output file, Output theoretical values, and Output features with dimensions check boxes and Save As button become available. By default, PC-DMIS automatically generates the output file whenever you execute the measurement routine. It increments the number on the file name each time.

Overwrite output file

- If you select this check box, PC-DMIS overwrites the old output file with the new one. If you clear this check box, PC-DMIS automatically increments the file name specified in the Save As dialog box without overwriting any previous file.

For example, if you previously selected "test.dmo" as your output file, and Overwrite output file was not selected, the next time you execute the measurement routine, PC-DMIS saves a new file as "test1.dmo". New executions of the measurement routine increment the number in the saved file name in this manner.

- If you place Overwrite output file in its third state (a solid blue color), PC-DMIS opens the specified file in append mode. This follows the DMIS convention where you can enable, disable, and enable again the output to the same file. In PC-DMIS, this functions correctly only if you initially open the file with the Overwrite output file check box selected.

Output theoretical values

- If you select this check box, PC-DMIS outputs all theoretical values along with the measured values to the output DMIS file. If you clear this check box, the report does not include any theoretical values.

- If you place the Output theoretical values check box in its third state (a solid blue color), only those theoretical values that the original DMIS routine explicitly output are included in the report. This third state is useful when a DMIS import process creates the measurement routine, and you need to maintain the same DMIS output format.

Output features with dimensions

- If you select this check box, PC-DMIS keeps the measured features and associated tolerances together in the output file. PC-DMIS writes the measurement results immediately before their associated tolerance results for each dimension associated to the feature itself.

If a feature is not associated with any tolerance, PC-DMIS does not generate any output.

- If you clear this check box, the measurement results are written exactly when the feature is measured and not later when PC-DMIS executes the associated dimensions.

Save As

This button opens a Save As dialog box. This saves the inspection report to a file and directory of your choice in the DMIS output format (.dmo). PC-DMIS does not save the file once you click Save from the Save As dialog box. Instead, it creates the output file with the specified name the next time you execute the measurement routine.

The numeric portion of the file name should not exceed more than 10 digits. Otherwise, you run the risk of overwriting older output files.